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' f I PAGE SEC WA UPON MB NEEDED R Ti NATIONAL HEALTH MEOFORD MN MEDFORD m Dr. Hodgo, yesterday afternoon nt the public library gavo tlio first of a series ot lectures tho subject bring. "CotiBorvntlon ot National Health." Ho said that as jot wo had no na tional bureau whoso purpose would bo tho malntcnanco ot public health, on tho other hand millions ot dol lars were spent to conserve tho health ot domestic animals. Tho Anti tuberculosis compalgn had Its begin ning but a tow years ago, but strik ing progress had already been niado; tho mortality rato had decreased one half In thirty years. Dr. Hodgo declared that ho had been severely criticised In 192 when ho Issued his book on nature study for Incorporating lesson on bacteria. Ele mentary lessons In bacteriology Bhould bo given In tho grades ot thi public school, lessons in cleanliness, tho purpose ot beat In cooking and In Ironing clothes may bo readily grasped by th,o elementary pupil; more advanced work in blotogy and bacteriology should bo glveu in tho high school. Nino tenths ot all dis eases arc caused by infection. Every pupil in the schools ought to under stand the nature ot bacterial infec tion. Cats and dogs aro active agents In spreading disease in a neighborhood. Hats arc another dangerous source as thoy aro semi aquatic and'haunt the sowers, thus acquiring disease germs notably typhoid. Tho menaco ot tho bubonic plagua synonomous with tho Black Death ot tho mlddlo ages Is an over present onu on this western coast. In 1907 77 whlto peoplo died in San Francisco of this dlseaso while D, 200.000 in India succumbod at the sanio time, this dif ference resulting from fighting with inodorn scientific thought and meth ods and tho Oriental fatalistic inertia Rats aro the primary source ot this disease, the fleas thereon being the active Intermediary. Thus are rats and men tangled In a biological rela tloh. Wo should glvo this problem ser lous attention in view of the ap proaching inrush ot immigrants at the opening of tho Panama canal and the great number of visitors attracted br the exposition In 1915. There must be co-operation in the extermination of this pest it effective results are ob tained. From a slnglo pair or rata there may bo 1250 living descendants at the end ot tho year. Squirrels and rophers should be Included In this war ot extermination. Rats consume ISOO.OOQ.OQO worth ot grain each year, this alono should bo auflclent In centive to kill without the more vital ono of tbo effect upon public health. The problem ot the extirpation of the mosquito and the concomitant disease, malaria, Is not a serious ono In this locality but In all places whoro there Is stagnant water and marshes is an ever present and pressing one. Dr. Hodge gave a striking illustra tion of what may be done along the lino of mosquito eradication by tell ing what they did in Worcester, Mass., his home town. The students of Clark University were enlisted In this campaign and under scientific di rection great changes were brought about by drainage and oil. Malaria was almost eliminated. The danger from infoctlon from social vice is an ever present and menacing one. In overcrowded fac tory towns Is this at its worst. Here tho Ignorant foreign born parent is not to be trusted In giving Instruc tion to tho young and it should be given by careful cautious teachers in tho grades in connection with nature study work and In the high school In connection with biology and bacterlol ogy. WRITES LETTER TO FORMER HOM E MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON", WgBWBggUU.W ',',. "WLja-JS I 'l-UJ-l f "Lady Babble" Feature at Star Thea. tw Today. Opening at the Star today Is a three part story of "Lady IJabble." This costume production, laid in Colonial days, for richness, accuracy of sottlnga and costuming and ro mantic atmosphere is superior to anything ever dono by the Universal 'Kclalr company. Who has not read that great historical, romantic novel, "Richard Carvel," written by Winston Churchill. As a novel it was su premely fascinating it was ono Btory in a century. Well ho is a dramatic replica of that book, It Is not tho same story It Is much different but tho picture has that1 same ad Ycnturouu spirit, a lovo story that In Its wuy Is quite as delightful and the same exquisite atmosphere of Colon ial days when men took tho sword and as readily died for their lady an eat a meal, The other numbers on tho program are the ever pppuiar Aniniated Weekly and the fell) closes with n Very .clever andilahatifenvaudevllle T. N. Hnvcn of the Home Tele- phono company 1ms set n coou ex ample to former resilient of. tho onl now livinp; in tho Rogue river vnlley by sending the editor of this paper published nt his former homo a small sample box of npples nml n letter inscriptive of Medford and the Roruo river vnlley. The letter was published in the Kiivrnun, Ohio, Re view, and vaults in much ndvcrtMn: for this section. If everyone in the vnllcv will follow tins example, Med ford will soon become the best known city in tho country. Mr. Haven't letter is over two col umns in length ami in part reads as follows : "In rending the columns of your paper from week to week I notice letters from different ones, descrip tive of the parts of the countn through which they have traveled ant" ns I have never noticed anything frou southern Oregon I thought Hint my old friends and acquaintance... might be interested in the place w hieh 1 now call home. "Jackson county, in which the greater part of the Rogue river val ley is located, has an area of 3000 square miles. The Rogue river val ley, with an average altitude of lf)00 feet, coer's half the county's arc.i. This county is hounded on the south by California along the summit of the Siskiyou mountains; on the ent by tho crest of the Cascade rang on the west and north by low-lyi mountain ranges, the highest of which are about 4500 feet. Through the northern end of the vnlley flows the Rogue river. "Tho climate is oue of the allurinc things about the Rogue river valley. Tho thermometer seldoms gets Iowj than !20 degrees above zero, and on the hottest dnys ranges from 00 to 100 degrees, droppine to 00 and 70 nt rundown, the nights alwnys being cool. Owing to the absence of Im uiidity, the heat it never oppreMc, 1 he average temperature for the year is SI! degrees. The nvcrugi rain fall nt Mcdford is 'Jl inches, most of it coming during the months of No vember, December, January nuri Feb ruary, although there are frequent showr.during nearly nil of the oth er Months. Most of the "winter weath er consists of frosty nights and Lriglit snnshinny dnys. Joiuiuiu Mil ler first stjlcd the Rogue riwr val- ley 'Tho Italy of America,' und the title is deserved, as the climate cor lcsponds. very closely to that of Flor. ence, known as the earth's paradise, "Mcdford, the mctroiiolis of the j valley ,w a city of 10,000 population, and is situated in the heart of the Rogue river valley, on the main Hue of the Southern Pacific railroad. Its water system is one of the bet, be ing piped from lakes situated in the high mountains wenty-fro miles awav, which gives the user the satis faction of good, pure, cold wnte It is a city of beautiful homer, paved streets, good schools, and in fact ev erything to make life worth iivi.ig. "The hunter and nnclcr when he takes down his gun nml red rl starts searching for n plaej Jo go can do no better thuii to buy a ticket to Medford, for there is an abund ance of game nnd fish. Hear, deer, cougars nnd wildcats are numerous in the mountains, and nu average hunter can take tho three deer al lowed by law in one day. In addi tion, tho valley abounds in small game, such as wild geese, ducks, grouse, Chinese pheasants, mountain quail, snipe, squirrel and rabbits. Tho streams arc well stocked with mountain trout, cut throats and rain bow and chinook salmon, and last but not least, the steclhead, which attains a weight of fourteen nouwl ; '' t 'v nnd when hooked rises out of the Water with n mighty lunge that wi' bring excited exclanmtions from tin nnglor, followed by n, period of thrills that is not to ho excelled, and only to tho real skillful Is there much chance of success, "The tourist can never find sc many places of interest so close to gether as can bo reached from Med ford, two of which I must cnll t vnnr utwmnl ltHmiti.in f.it.t l..il. nnd the .garble Halls of Oregon.1' Theii follows descriptions of tho scenic attraction.) . "In addition to, tho scenery, the .fruit growing industry, in which the majority of the people hrc engaged, will prove intensely interesting. Ap ples, pcao ami other fruits arc grown along scientific liue's. The soil in analyzed; and the topography of the laud is dctci mined, because the elevation and slope and cxiwiMire to wind and weather have distinct of foots upon the duality of the fruit. It has also been determined by ex iK'rimonts that each tree requires , dclinite number of square feet of ground to give the best results. Kvcn in the selection of varieties, good judgment must be exercised, as tho marketing of the crop depends Uv the keeping qualities and tho flavor of the fruit, the choicest arioti being shipped to Chicago, New York London ami other Kitroponn centers ami even to South Africa, Australia nrd South America. The apples siu- clnlizod here are the Spitzenbergs nnd Newtown Pippins, a half box oi which I am shipping by express, pre paid, that ou may see and test for yourself. This sorting nnd aekinp. isi the standard for shipments made t all markets. All the fruit is care fully sorted according to site, and nil imperfect ones thrown out, then carefully wrapped ami packed in boxes, then shipped to the big dis tributing centers. What I have said of the apple can also be said of the lH'ar. While this is only one of the many great apple growing sections of the country, it is without exception the greatest pear growing section of the world. "The cost of fruit land varies with the location and age of the orchard, running from -S00 to $2.r00 for hearing orchurds, and for land close to Medford, clenred and ready for trees, from ifJoO to $800 nnd by go ing further out from $250 down. "Hoping that the tipples arrive in (irst-class condition, and that they come up to expectations, both ns to quality and appearance, I am, "Respectfully. J. N. Hnyon. "(Tho apples dirt come up to ex IMjotutions in every wny and we ap preciate your kindness, iiiniik yon vorv much. Kditor.l" ONLY THIRD OF FRIDAY. ..lANlf A flY Hi. 10M. tS.r" i IU HIVIVHPVU jiiwviiav- OREGON LIABLE LAND CULTIVATED WASHINGTON, l C, Jnn. Iti.- Ouly 27 per cent of the tillable land of tho United Stolen Is actually under ctiltfvattou, according to estimates of thq departmentof agrlclturo, based upon reports of 36,000 correspond ents. Those, reports wcio obtained In order to gain Information as to tho tillable arcu of the United States, I the umoilut ot laud that cannot bo used tor crops that have to bo powlod, but available tor pasture or fruits, and tho total number of acres thnt never can be scd for agricultural pur poses. From tho returns, which were generally very coiulstont, pre liminary estimates hnvo been mado for each statu and for the United States. Further Investigation In tho far western states may modify some what tho presont estimate tor thoso states. The entire United States, excluding foreign possessions, contains about 1,900,000,000 acres. Of this nrea about CO per cent or 1,140,000,000 acres Is estimated to bo tillable, that Is, capablo ot being brought under cultivation by moans of ho plow. This incldest land already under such cul tivation nnd that which In tho fu ture may bo brought under cultiva tion by clearing, drainage, Irrigation, etc, 361,000,000 acres or 19 per cont, are estimated to' be non-tlllablo but valuable tor pasture or fruits. Only 21 per cont. or 399,000,000 acres, was estimated to bo ot no use for agriculture presont or future. According to the census of 1909, tho land area In crops where acreage was given was 311,000,000 aero. This Is about 16 per cent ot tho total land area or about 27 per cent of tho esti mated potential tillable area ot tho United States, excluding foreign pos sessions. In other words,4 for every 100 acres that are now tilled, about 375 acres may bo tilled when tbo country is fully dovclopod. In tho development of the agriculture of tho country the land which was jnost easily' brought Into a stato ot cultivation, as tho great Mississippi jalloy, was tho first to bo bruu&ht Into such uso. Kxton- slon of tilled area will bo at greater (expense for clearing, drainage Irri gation, etc. tton of tho futhro wilt bo tho result ot Increased ylohlii por acre ns well ns extension of urea. Detailed estimates, by states, are given In tho following tnble: ' i ,um a i i.-1 Ji Ji -Hi .1 . II UJILJ'-Ul OBITUARY. HOWARD At hlu homo 220 Neat ly street, this morning nt SMG ptclook Wlltard AAtO-vanl, ago 38 years, 'of n complication ot diseases. Ho' had boon a readout ot Medford for fifteen years, aim wa'a Well known. Ho leaves a mother Mary A. and three brothers. Curtis, h. O. and IS. M. Howard. Tho funeral service will . bo held from tlio Port undertaking I chapel Friday afternoon nt two O'clock. Intcrmont In I, O. O. F. cctootary. Singer Sewing (Machines Machines for rout, phono 816-X. Repairs, cleaning, oils, needles, parts, phonograph repairing. Al INOUAHAM, M.WAORH 27 South Holly St.. MrtUnri! yJ The Hhuu Hloro That In Miildna (loud Is m:ii UNO's It Is tlrndunlly Coming to thu Fionl .Medford loine day will be proud of tliU shoo hloro of r.ood shucs at popular prices. Behling s i!' ()() FIT KIIOK HTUIti:" VH i.iki: TO FIT TIIKIIAItl) TO FIT The Smart English Boot Tho "JOHN KKM,Y" Inter pretation ot tho Kngllah last Is found in this I.ondon stle. Without going to the ex tromo this shoe retains Its "smart" appearance and l ex tremely easy and splendid fit ting. IUIml i) clots broad shank recede toe not too low a heel. Tan and black. (31. on OI'l'OSITK MMT OFFICK Ui tu Al jMkkWGaMil FnsVHsHsrfkw inBjBjH rugASBre CTssKiasiisMRg?l' . - ltMpry'ii ' n .y, TQULZT ARTICLES J -I 1111 " ' J f feS I Our drug storo has bocomo "Tho proscription drug ( storo" of this community, bocauso peoplo havo loarned i that wo tako utmost caro in filling ovory proscription on I trusted to us; that wo novor uso poor, old drugs; that wo i novor substituto, and givo you prompt sorvico. Send your ! prescriptions to us, no matter what physician writos thorn, and KNOW that thoy will bo fillod just oxactly as pro scribed. The m&XjgJUL Storm The West Side Pharmacy 4h$Jm5m$mJ$m5n$m$mm Uff; CENTRAL AVENUE MANN'S NltlAlt POSTOFJ'MCB Do you realize that we are selling every Winter Suit and Coat in the house at exactly HALF PRICE? Nothing re served! All sales final. Do not miss this great Sale the chanee of a lifetime ! ? 1 Vi OFF ON WOMEN'S SUITS HYOMEI RELIEVES IN FIVE MINUTES If your head Is all stuffed tip from a cold or catarrh, you suffer with dull headaches and seem lacking In vital ity, or aro constantly sniffling and coughing, you need a remedy that will give tbo quickest, most effective and lasting relief possible some thing that will go right to tho spot, clear tho heat) and throat and ond your misery. Surely uso Hyomel all drugglsto sell 'it. It Is just such a rpmedy, and Is entirely harmless and pleasant to uso you breathe It no stomach dosing. The antlueptlc oils of Hyomel mix with the air you breathe Its health giving medication Immediately reaches the sore and inflamed mu cous membrane you feel better in five minutes. It is practically im possible to uso Hyomel and not only be relieved but permanently bene fited. Chua. Strang will refund your money if you aro not satisfied. Ask k All $18.00 Suits now $ 0.00 All $20.00 Suits now $10.00 V All $22.50 Suits now...... $l:L25 ; All $25.00 Suits now $12.50 All $27.50 Suits now 13.75 All $30.00 Suits now $15.00 All $35.00 Suits now $17.50 ' All $10.00 Suits now ..$20.00 Vn OFF ON WOMEN'S COATS . All $12.50 Coats now $ 0.25 All $15.00 Coats now $ 7.50 All $18.00 Coats now $ 9.00 All $20.00 Coats now $10.00 All $25.00 Coats now $12.50 All $27.50 Coats now $13.75 All $30.00 Coats now ..$15.00 All $35.00 Coats now.., $17.50 io OFF ON CHILDREN'S COATS All $12.00 Coats now $0.00 All $10.00 Coals now M....,$5.00 All $ f).(K) Coats now '. J. $4.50 All $ 8.00 Coats now .-.: $'1.00 All $ 7.00 Coats now $3.50 All $ (5.00 Couth now $3.00 All $ 5.00 Coats now $2.50 All $1.00 Coats now $2.00 FREE SAVE YOUR SALESLIPS AND GET WM. ROGERS' TRIPLE PLATED GUARANTED SILVERWARE FREE Our annual JANUARY WHITE GOODS SALE now going on Sensational Price-Giving on SHEETS AND PILLOW SJJPS 72x90 Salem Sheets, 80c grado, now..G9 81x00 Salem Sheets, 90c grade, now70 72x90 Pcquot Sheets, 95c grade 80? 81x408 Peruiot Sheets, $1.25 grado..91.00 42x36 Salem Cases, 22c grade, now....l8 42x36 Pequot Cases, 22c grade, now..l8 50x36 Salem Cases,.28(j grade, n0w....22t) 45-in. Pillow Tubing, 25c grade, nov..22 9-4 Unbleached Sheeting, 28c grado..23t 9-4 Bleached Sheeting, 35c grade 3P Sensational Price-Giving on TABLE LINEN AND TOWELS 60-in. Table Daniasjc, 48c grade 20t 60-iii. Tabic Damask, 59c grado 30( 72-in. Table Damask, $1.25 grado 08 72-iu. Tablo Paniask, $1.50 grado....$1.15 Iluck Towels, 15o grado, now.... ,..10 Hath To Wets, 35c grado,, now 12' Bath Towols, 25o gradgf noy, 10 Bath Towels, 30c grade, now 25e) Bath Towels, 35c grade, now 30(i Initial Wash Cloths, special, each 7 t ? ? ? ? ? ? ? t t t t f t t f ? ? T f T ? SPECIALS FOR Colgate's Talcum, Sti 12c I SATURDAY ONLY Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cot ton. '6 for.. 25c SPECIALS Best quality Prints, yard. FOR SATURDAY ONLY Dress 5c Best Cotton lies, per yard. Glial- 4c Sensational Prico-Giving on LACES AND EMBROIDERIES 15c All Linen Torchon Lace, yd. .. . 5 .15c French Valenciennes Lace, yd 5 .10c Cainbric Embroidery, yd 5e 50c Corset Clover bmbroidery, yd 2Ue 75c Swiss Flouncing, yd 30 $1.25 Voile Flouncing, yd 60 $1.98 Swiss Flouncing, yd 80 75c Allover I'hnbroideiy, yd 48 5(! Torchon Lace now, yd 9 25! Plat Val, Lace now, yd 12 A t Y ? f T ! SPECIALS (lood Hair now at, each. FOR Nets, 5c SATURDAY ONLY Good Pearl But tons, per C r i. Iitft ! J kivi liiu tuuiiueiu "UUllllrr-f 1.UU..BI1U.O i